Re: ROTW-Gazelle (to JB) (538 Views)
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jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: September 11, 2004 11:22AM
Silver Parrot (I mean Charm),
I am not "JB Bashing". I am posting BEFORE the race, my opinion, instead of second guessing him after the race is over.
I didn't criticize the rest of the analysis, just Capeside Lady. And only to try and make a point. Some "figures" are better than others. Figures in short fields on wet tracks at places like Monmouth seem less reliable to me. I posted here many times in the past few weeks that the Haskell runners were all "bet againsts". Snookie's Boy and Lion Heart certainly proved that opinion correct. I don't count Pies Prospect as a "bet against" at 13-1, because I actually thought he was value at that price and used him, so I certainly can't criticize JB for using him.
I thought my post was pretty clear that I like Magical Illusion. I asked a question at the end whether boxing four horses in an exacta would have any "value". It is a bet I almost never make. I agree that it is too safe. I wish that being too safe was my gambling problem. Unfortunately, I am almost always on the other side of the extreme.
Try to think on your own sometimes, you will be surprised. It is possible to have opinions other than JB's. Disagreeing with him, isn't disparaging him.
Some people would regard intellectual debate about handicapping opinions/analysis, a good thing.
But good luck with Bending Strings. If she can handle the 1 1/8, she might be very very tough.